Australia beat South Africa 2-0 to secure top spot in the ICC World Test Championship points table. The series victory almost assured Australia to reach the finals of her WTC 2023.
The previous Sunday, his third and final Test of the Australia vs. South Africa series ended in a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground. This result saw him on his table of points for the ICC World Test Championship with two teams scoring four points each. The draw with South Africa lowered Australia’s points percentage from 78.57% to 75.56%. Even Proteas’ point percentage was negatively impacted. Before his third Test with Australia he had 50% points, they now have 48.72% points.
Speaking of the recently ended Test series between Australia and South Africa, home his side won the first Test by six wickets behind him, followed by his second game where he won an innings, 182 runs. I got Rain interrupted the procedure several times in the third test, eventually forcing both teams to share points. Australia, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, the West Indies and England are still alive and well in the WTC Finals race. The top two teams from the ICC World Test Championship points table will qualify for the tournament’s summit.
England have completed all their games, with the remaining five teams still running. South Africa will play the final series at home against the West Indies from 28 February to his 12 March. If Proteas wins this series he will earn 55.56% credits if he wins 2-0. South Africa must hope Australia beat India in the next four-game series and New Zealand beat Sri Lanka. In this scenario, Proteas would end up second in the final standings.